I agree with you. Here is the truth. You have to play your conference games but the OOC games can get the job done. I will list a couple of MAC teams OOC and say that if UCF went unbeaten with this they would get some consideration for the CFPSad little bunch they are.
That Colley Matrix is a strange connivance of data. A few years ago I kept up with 25 computers for a season and selected the ten best performers for the season. Colley was NOT among the top half. It had a chance but it kept doing crazy picks at least in two or three games each week. I can't remember what they were but as an example it would have Miss State beating Bama this week and maybe Syracuse knocking off Notre Dame. You can't go out on a limb picking huge upsets unless you have ESP and Colley does not have ESP.Colley Matrix head ND as #1 in 2012 - AFTER Bama throttled them.
IOW, it's beyond meaningless.
They’d play the least of those conferences though. They’ll line up Kansas, Vandy, and Maryland all day.I agree with you. Here is the truth. You have to play your conference games but the OOC games can get the job done. I will list a couple of MAC teams OOC and say that if UCF went unbeaten with this they would get some consideration for the CFP
Northern Illinois plays Iowa, Utah and FSU.
Central Michigan plays Kentucky, Kansas and Michigan State.
Kent State plays Illinois, Penn State and Ole Miss.
Bowling Green plays Oregon, Maryland and Georgia Tech.
Akron plays Nebraska, Northwestern and Iowa State.
Yes Central Florida it can be done. You can play four Power Five teams if you think you belong there. That is the rub, you don't schedule four of them because you know you be lucky to split four games. 1. Schedule four Power Five teams and show the world you are doing all you can be expected to do. 2. Then go undefeated and watch the respect come to you without whining.
So basically the Colley Matrix is run by a fifteen year old ND fan...? :rolleye2:Colley Matrix had ND as #1 in 2012 - AFTER Bama throttled them.
IOW, it's beyond meaningless.
That could be true but could they beat Kansas, Vandy and Maryland back to back in those first three games? This year they couldn't I think. Last year probably they would have.They’d play the least of those conferences though. They’ll line up Kansas, Vandy, and Maryland all day.
I'm acquaintances with a couple that are huge UCF fans. The wife graduated from UCF, and the husband graduated from the University of North Florida. Husband also roots for Ohio State, South Carolina, and UCF. They both think UCF is better than Alabama because of the one game where UCF beat Alabama, and because they currently have the nation's longest winning streak. He also believes that most of the Power 5 football is a sham, and that whole system is rigged against the likes of UCF and others.Yup, KY would almost certainly beat UCF if they played.
If UCF wants respect, earn it. Playing a dozen cupcakes doesn't prove anything. Half of the SEC would go undefeated against that schedule...
My BiL graduated from UCF and works for UCF. He believes that UCF deserves a share of the title last year, but he has told me several times that Alabama would totally dominate them this year. My point - all UCF fans feels like they deserve some recognition for what they have done, but not all are delusional.I'm acquaintances with a couple that are huge UCF fans. The wife graduated from UCF, and the husband graduated from the University of North Florida. Husband also roots for Ohio State, South Carolina, and UCF. They both think UCF is better than Alabama because of the one game where UCF beat Alabama, and because they currently have the nation's longest winning streak. He also believes that most of the Power 5 football is a sham, and that whole system is rigged against the likes of UCF and others.
I'd say they have gotten their recognition, but some of them (like my acquaintance) make it sound like that the CFB committee would rather take the current Arkansas team over a two-year undefeated UCF team. Much like Boise State, they have to literally keep winning 10+ games each year while increasing the level of competition for the next 5-10 years before anyone will take them seriously. It may suck for them as a program, but that's what it requires to be considered a typical good team with some level of respect.My BiL graduated from UCF and works for UCF. He believes that UCF deserves a share of the title last year, but he has told me several times that Alabama would totally dominate them this year. My point - all UCF fans feels like they deserve some recognition for what they have done, but not all are delusional.
When/If they ever become a 'Big Boy Team', playing a 'Big Boy Schedule', they may have a higher ranking. Beating a 'Nobody' don't mean to much to the CFP Committee.